The Amarillo company has made such store resets a priority this year. It completed a similar transformation this year at its location at 2020 S. Georgia St.

Hereford gets Amigos

Speaking of United Supermarkets, the Lubbock company last week joined with Hereford community leaders to celebrate the launch of construction of a new 36,000-square-foot Amigos grocery. It will be the first Amigos brand store United has built from the ground up.

Ridgemont Construction will serve as general contractor on the project.

The 5.2-acre site at 520 N. 25-Mile Ave. will also include a 2,400-square-foot United Express convenience store with an eight-dispenser fuel station.

The store, set to open in late summer, will create at least 125 new jobs for the community.

Amigos are known for stocking traditional and cultural favorites for Hispanic shoppers. The store will feature a full-service meat counter offering marinated and fresh-cut meats, a bakery with fresh-made tortillas and pastries and La Cocina, a kitchen serving authentic dishes.

If you haven’t tried Amarillo’s Amigos, it’s at Interstate 40 and Grand Street.

Every November, Kidd’s Kids — formed in 1991 by late radio host David “Kidd Kraddick” — provides trips to the theme park for children, ages 5 to 12, who are terminally ill or physically challenged and their families.

The ID materials from Diamond Business are worn by the families, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show and support staff, medical staff, guests and entertainers. The badges help with ensuring proper credentials for transportation to and from the park hotels, a news release said.

Charlia Pence, president of Diamond Business, said she has a staff of “avid listeners” who find working with the children each year a highlight.

“We feel blessed being able to give something back,” Pence said.

The Amarillo company has been a Kidd’s Kids partner for more than 10 years.

“Any time I reach out to Charlia for anything, the answer is always yes and ‘How fast do you want it?’” Kraddick Foundation Executive Director Derrick Brown said in a news release. “We love having them on board.”

Kraddick died in July at the age of 52. His daughter, Caroline, was to host the trip, which was to start Thursday and run through Monday. Pence said an Amarillo family was to be included in this year’s trip.

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